Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows to India in 2021 were 26% lower, mainly because large M&A deals recorded in 2020 were not repeated, the UN trade body has said. The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Investment Trends Monitor published on January 19, 2022 said global foreign direct investment flows showed a strong rebound […]
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India successfully test-fired a new version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile on January 20, 2022, with increased indigenous content and improved performance. The launch was conducted jointly by Brahmos Aerospace in close coordination with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) team. Brahmos was successfully test-fired from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of
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Current Affairs is the most important area in all competitive exams. But the difficulty level is very high. That’s why; many aspirants get confused, how to select Current Affairs for Preparation of Competitive Examination? In this Post, Daily Current Affairs 21 January 2022, we have tried to cover each and every point and also included
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A three day long National Dance Festival (first time) has been inaugurated at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka. It has been organised by the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in which 75 troupes from across the country will perform. The performances will take place at the National Theatre auditorium of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy while some organisations will also hold programmes in their respective districts.
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The Indonesian Parliament has passed a law to relocate the country’s capital from Jakarta to Nusantara. The initial relocation will start between 2022 and 2024. In the next decade, the government centre will be relocated and by 2045, the vision of ‘World City for All” will be realised. The plan was formulated as Jakarta is prone to flooding amid climate change. The sinking megacity also
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Indian tennis superstar Sania Mirza has announced that she will retire from the sport after the conclusion of the 2022 season. Sania has six Grand Slam titles in women’s doubles and mixed doubles to her name. Her last headline-grabbing win came with Chinese partner Shuai Zhang in women’s doubles at the Ostrava Open on September 26, 2021.
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Israel conducted a successful test of its Arrow 3 anti-ballistic missile system on Tuesday morning outside the Earth’s atmosphere, the Defense Ministry said. Defense Ministry says radar arrays detected incoming ‘target’ and two Arrow 3 interceptors were fired at it, destroying it; trial follows recent Iranian ballistic missile tests The test was performed at a
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Dileep Sanghani has been elected as new Chairman of Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO), one of the world’s largest multi-state cooperative society, on January 19, 2022. The Board of Directors of IFFCO has elected him unanimously. Prior to this, Sanghani was serving as vice-chairman of IFFCO since 2019. The appointment of a new Chairman had become necessary after
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Internet panel on languages ropes in Vijay Shekhar Sharma as ambassador: A community-based team of industry leaders supported by global internet body ICANN has roped Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma as the Ambassador of Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG). UASG works on developing and recommending standards for languages script that are not currently used to
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Saturnino de la Fuente, a Spaniard described by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest man, died Tuesday at the age of 112, the records agency said. Saturnino claimed the record as the oldest person living (male) in September 2021 when he was exactly 112 years and 211 days. He was born on February 11, 1909, in the
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